The dead body of slain journalist Arshad Sharif will be arriving in Pakistan in the wee hours of Wednesday, and the burial will take place on Thursday, as per his wife, Javeria Siddique.
Addressing Twitter on Monday, Javeria Siddique, the wife of journalist Arshad Sharif who was shot to death by police in Kenya early morning on Monday, said that the dead body of her late husband will be arriving in Pakistan, and the burial will take place in the H-11 cemetery on Thursday.
شہید ارشد شریف کا جسد خاکی کل آئے گا اور تدفین ایچ الیون قبرستان اسلام آباد میں جمعرات ہوگی
— Javeria Siddique (@javerias) October 24, 2022
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sharif’s remains are being repatriated from Nairobi on board flight QR 1342 departing from Nairobi at 1:25 AM for Doha. The coffin is expected to depart from Doha at 9:35 PM and will arrive in Islamabad early morning on Wednesday, around 1 AM.
Pakistani High Commissioner in Kenya Saqlain Syeda is said to have been at the airport personally inspecting the arrangements being made for the transportation of the body.
شہید ارشد شریف صاحب کا جسد خاکی دوحہ پہنچ گیا pic.twitter.com/JZOZSFZFZv
— Mughees Ali (@mugheesali81) October 25, 2022
Arshad Sharif was murdered early morning on Monday when the Kenyan police in Nairobi shot him dead in the head allegedly for not stopping at a police checkpoint. While many people, including journalists, are of the opinion that Sharif was ‘murdered’ in a deliberate attack, the Kenyan police claims that the journalist was shot by the police in a case of ‘mistaken identity’.
What is the special police unit ‘GSU’ of Kenya allegedly involved in the death of Arshad Sharif?
According to the authorities in Kenya, the investigation into the incident of the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif by police officers is ongoing